Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

desiderate

/dɪˈsɪdəɹeɪt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: desider-ate
IPA: /dɪˈsɪdəɹeɪt/

12

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To miss; to feel the absence of; to long for.

Transitive verb

adj

desired, wished or longed for

Example Sentences

"Between our human nature and the nature they desiderate there is a deep and fordless river, over which they can throw no bridge, and all their talk supposes that we shall be able to fly or wade across it […]"
"it put him in thought of that missing link of creation’s chain desiderated by the late ingenious Mr Darwin."
"O Friend of God, know then that London is the desiderate town even of all Earth's cities."

Etymology

From Latin, from the participle stem of the verb dēsīderāre (“to desire”). The verb is a doublet of desire.

Usage

Transitive verb

Inflected Forms

desiderates (present, singular) desiderating (participle, present) desiderated (participle, past) desiderated (past) more desiderate (comparative) most desiderate (superlative)

Questions

How do you pronounce desiderate?: The recorded pronunciation is /dɪˈsɪdəɹeɪt/.
What does desiderate mean?: To miss; to feel the absence of; to long for.
Where does desiderate come from?: From Latin, from the participle stem of the verb dēsīderāre (“to desire”). The verb is a doublet of desire.

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